Mu Clan Patronage of Daoism in Ming-Dynasty Yunnan: An Examination of the Epigraphic Record

This paper is based on an examination of Ming-dynasty stela inscriptions from Yunnan and focuses mainly on Daoist temple patronage by general Mu Ying 沐英 (1345-1392), adopted son of the first Ming emperor, and his descendants. The Mus, guardians of Yunnan right up until the destruction of the Souther...

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Main Author: De Meyer, Jan 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press [2020]
In: Journal of Chinese religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-204
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Mu, Familie : 1377-1660 : Yunnan / Yunnan / Kunming (Region) / Taoism / Maecenatism / Inscription
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Ming Dynasty
B Daoism
B Zhenwu 真武
B Liu Yuanran 劉淵然
B Mu 沐clan
B Yunnan
B religious patronage
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